Category: cedar

Use Aromatic Cedar Wood to Line Closet

February 23, 2023
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Dear James: Our bedroom has a cedar closet, but the scent is almost gone, and I plan to build a second cedar closet. How can I restore the scent, and do you have any tips for the new one?—Melanie F. Dear Melanie: Cedar closets are not as common as they used to be, but they…

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Build a Cedar Deck

June 29, 2022
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The Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) from the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard says growth in improvement and repair expenditures is expected to remain solid throughout the year and into 2022. And building a deck is one of the popular improvements homeowners are making to expand their living space outdoors. At the…

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15th-Century Bonsai Trick That Grows Ultra-Straight Cedar Trees, Prevents Deforestation

April 23, 2021
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To harvest more cedar wood in a shorter time and lesser space, ancient Japanese foresters had devised and championed an incredible technique of daisugi: a “giant bonsai” method that dates back to the 15th century. Flexible, dense Kitayama cedar, harvested from the vast mountainous cedar forests of south-central Japan, has been in high demand as…

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